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Meaning of reaction

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  reaction
      n 1: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are
           changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the
           lime with the ground water" [syn: {chemical reaction},
           {reaction}]
      2: an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news
         was to start planning what to do"
      3: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some
         antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the
         medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" [syn:
         {reaction}, {response}]
      4: (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced
         when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an
         equal and opposite reaction"
      5: a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he
         was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance";
         "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken
         lamp"
      6: extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the
         forces of reaction carried the election"
      7: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that
         you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against
         cubism"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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